About 11,000 member records leaked from National Aviation Museum of Korea's online learning platform
About 11,000 member records, including users' names, dates of birth, addresses and contact details, were leaked from the National Aviation Museum of Korea's online aviation learning platform. Obituary-themed smishing messages impersonating the museum were also sent, raising concerns about further harm to members. Shared administrator accounts and poor access controls later came to light, and a fine of 98 million won was imposed over the personal data leak.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- National Aviation Museum of Korea
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- About 11,000 member records
- Cause / method
- Shared administrator accounts and poor access controls
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataNamePhone numberAddressDate of birth
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organization’s official website or app.
- If you’ve suffered harm, report it. Call 118 (no area code) for privacy violations, contact the police for financial losses, and apply for dispute mediation to seek compensation.Personal Information Infringement Report Center ↗Korean National Police Agency cybercrime report ↗Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee ↗
Timeline
- The leak of personal data of the online aviation learning platform's users and the sending of obituary smishing messages impersonating the museum came to light.
- The National Aviation Museum of Korea was fined 98 million won over the member data leak.
- Shared administrator accounts and poor access controls related to the personal data leak came to light.
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